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Riley Board/KDLLCreating a state forest would transfer control of existing state-managed land to the Alaska Division of Forestry and Fire Protection. -
A new federal offshore drilling proposal would offer nearly all of the oceans off Alaska to potential leasing. The State of Alaska wants to know what you think about designating a state forest on the Kenai Peninsula. Plus, Alaska’s auditor says state government is increasingly failing to keep up with state and federal legal requirements.
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Fishermen caught more than $40 million worth of salmon across all species in both Upper and Lower Cook Inlet, according to preliminary harvest data released earlier this month. -
Strong sockeye salmon runs almost doubled the value of Upper Cook Inlet's commercial fishery this year. Plus, do Alaskans really import 95% of the state's food supply? -
The Kenai City Council has a new member. Congress nullifies the Biden administration’s resource plan for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Plus, funding issues keep a famous Alaska bus from public display in Fairbanks.
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When it starts running, the system will be the first fixed-route bus system on the Kenai Peninsula, which has historically been served by private cab companies. -
All three members of Alaska's Congressional delegation vote in favor of a bill releasing federal files on Jeffrey Epstein. Scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks use artificial intelligence to model lightning strikes. Plus, the Kenaitze Indian Tribe prepares to launch public transportation buses.
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On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re joined by Zen Kelly and Virginia Morgan, both of whom are former members of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District board of education. -
Alaska State Troopers are seeking information from people who witnessed a multi-vehicle collision north of Kenai on Monday. University of Alaska President Pat Pitney will retire next year. Plus, the state considers creating an agriculture cooperative for Alaska farmers and ranchers.
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For charter organizers, the vote is a long-awaited victory, but the approval came despite concerns from district officials about the charter’s viability. -
Kenai Peninsula school board members greenlight a new K-12 charter school in Nikolaevsk. Plus, scientists ask for Alaskans' help studying whale sounds.
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Soldotna moves its election day to November after a majority of Kenai Peninsula voters favored aligning state and local election days. Anchorage deals with an uptick in wolves on local trails and in residential areas. Plus, longtime aurora borealis scientist say this week's solar storm was something special.
